Freedom To Dance Ministry

Celebrate New Life Ministries Sat., 10/28

Let’s declare King Jesus’s glory, power, and love with dance at Celebrate New Life Ministries International on Saturday, October 28th! In addition to honoring the LORD, we will join in honoring those who serve Him in ministry during Pastor Appreciation month. There will be light refreshments served after the gathering.

Please let us know if you will be coming. Thanks so much!

LOCATION:  Atonement Lutheran Church , 601 E. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN 55420

DATE: Saturday, December 20, 2025

TIME: 7:45 am for practice; 8:30 am start

SONGS: teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger

• Open Up the Heavens: Meredith Andrews –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3l32BCLcKA
• To The King: Matthew Ward – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_7fU-Ck0e0
• Days of Elijah: Robin Mark – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca9LnzJnp

WHAT TO WEAR:  Please wear WHITE/WHITE for the gals and WHITE/BLACK for the guys.  We will provide skirts or overlays for females, as well as accessories for all.  Females please wear modest, all white tops and pants/capris/culottes (white leggings or tights are fine for those under 12).  Males please wear white tops (can be white buttoned shirt) and black bottoms. We have a few extras, but not enough for everyone.  🙂  Nude/flesh colored dance shoes or going barefoot is fine.

Thanks-giving Break: No Class 11/23

Celebrate New Life Ministries Sat., 10/28

Let’s declare King Jesus’s glory, power, and love with dance at Celebrate New Life Ministries International on Saturday, October 28th! In addition to honoring the LORD, we will join in honoring those who serve Him in ministry during Pastor Appreciation month. There will be light refreshments served after the gathering.

Please let us know if you will be coming. Thanks so much!

LOCATION:  Atonement Lutheran Church , 601 E. Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN 55420

DATE: Saturday, December 20, 2025

TIME: 7:45 am for practice; 8:30 am start

SONGS: teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger

• Open Up the Heavens: Meredith Andrews –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3l32BCLcKA
• To The King: Matthew Ward – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_7fU-Ck0e0
• Days of Elijah: Robin Mark – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca9LnzJnp

WHAT TO WEAR:  TBD

THANKS FOR PRAYER COVERING FOR MINISTRY AT JESUS CLINIC!

Glory to Jehovah for all He did at the Jesus Clinic! Many were touched and blessed by the LORD’s powerful presence! The Lion of Judah was roaring over the gathering!!

Jesus Clinic Crusade Sun., 9/17

Join us in giving glory to our Healer, Jehovah Rapha, at the Jesus Clinic Crusade this coming Sunday, September 17th, at Christ Apostolic Church in New Brighton. The crusade includes participants from Nigeria and Pakistan via Zoom. The service starts at 2pm, but we will gather to practice and prepare at 1pm. We have also been invited to stay for a meal after the service.

Please let us know if you will be coming. Thanks so much!

LOCATION:  Atonement Lutheran Church , 1980 Silver Lake Road, New Brighton, MN 55112

DATE: Saturday, December 20, 2025

TIME: 7:45 am for practice; 8:30 am start

SONGS: teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger

• We Love You Lord: Heart of the City – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf24tTZkeoM (No teaching video available)
• Shadow of Shaddai: Steffany Gretzinger – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKeQmM2SG64

WHAT TO WEAR:  Please wear WHITE/WHITE for the gals and WHITE/BLACK for the guys.  We will provide skirts or overlays for females, as well as accessories for all.  Females please wear modest, all white tops and pants/capris/culottes (white leggings or tights are fine for those under 12).  Males please wear white tops (can be white buttoned shirt) and black bottoms. We have a few extras, but not enough for everyone.  🙂  Nude/flesh colored dance shoes or going barefoot is fine.

Sept. 14 Season Begins

The 2023-24 Freedom to Dance Season will be starting this Thursday, September 14. We will be meeting in the Worship Center (double doors just beyond the Lighthouse Cafe) at Lighthouse Christian Church in Rosemount from 7-8:30pm. All ages will be meeting together at the same time.

Returning and new dancers are welcome!

WHO MAY ATTEND?

• Anyone who wishes to dance for the Lord Jesus.  No previous dance experience necessary.
• Boys and girls from 4 years old on up! Men and Women!
• All Christian church denominations are welcome to join!  This is a multi-church ministry.
• FREE ministry

TIME: 7-8:30pm

Registration: Registration forms and the information sheet may be found at https://freedomtodance.org/registration (click on link). Both registration for new dancers and a “No Change Statement” for returning dancers may be printed out at home and brought in on the first day of class. We will also have forms available at the check in table.

Pool Party Saturday, 8/12!

Our second Summer Pool Party and Potluck is this Saturday, August 12. Freedom To Dance former and current families are invited to come from  3-7 pm to Jim and Willie Love-Winter’s house (6136 Kalen Ct, Woodbury, Minnesota 55129) which will include, of course, dancing for Jesus. The potblessing will start around 5pm.  A big thank you to the Love-Winters for hosting these get-togethers!  Cheryl and Brian will miss seeing you all, since we will be driving our son to grad school in Texas and he needs to be there by the morning of the 14th.

Please bring a dish to share and please RSVP to let us know if you are coming on Saturday, 8/12!!

Dates: Saturday, August 12

Time: 3-7 pm

Who: Current and Former Dancers and Their Families

Where: Jim and Willie Love-Winter’s house (6136 Kalen Ct, Woodbury, Minnesota 55129)

Jesus Clinic Crusade Ministry

We have been invited to minister at the Jesus Clinic Crusade for four consecutive Sundays at Christ Apostolic Church in New Brighton. The crusade includes participants from Nigeria and Pakistan via Zoom. Currently we have committed to just September 17th, however as the LORD leads we may add other dates. The services are at 2pm, so we would practice an hour beforehand, on August 27th, September 3rd, September 10th and September 17th. Please let us know which dates you are available to join us. Thanks so much!

LOCATION:  Atonement Lutheran Church , 1980 Silver Lake Road, New Brighton, MN 55112

POSSIBLE SONGS:

Believe For It: CeCe Winans – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o15X2yZ1LT8

Days of Elijah: Robin Mark – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca9LnzJnpjQ

To The King: Matthew Ward – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_7fU-Ck0e0

Greater Still: Brandon Lake – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka2WWSTdPN4

Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble?: Hillsong – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=764ad4lTS_Y

Pool Party Date Change to 8/12!

Our second Summer Pool Party and Potluck has been changed to a date that will work for more people: Saturday, August 12. Freedom To Dance former and current families are invited to come from  3-7 pm to Jim and Willie Love-Winter’s house (6136 Kalen Ct, Woodbury, Minnesota 55129) which will include, of course, dancing for Jesus. The potblessing will start around 5pm.  A big thank you to the Love-Winters for hosting these get-togethers!  Please bring a dish to share and please RSVP to let us know if you are coming on Saturday, 8/12!!

Dates: Saturday, August 12

Time: 3-7 pm

Who: Current and Former Dancers and Their Families

Where: Jim and Willie Love-Winter’s house (6136 Kalen Ct, Woodbury, Minnesota 55129)

Ministry Event on 8/4 Cancelled!

Thank you for setting aside Friday, August 4, to minister at Three Deep Leadership Academy. The leader had to make the difficult decision to cancel the summer academy within the first two weeks of the school due to unforeseen circumstances. The Lord willing, we will partner at another time in sharing the joy of praising Jesus with dance/movement!

Pool Party Postponed to 6/26!

Pool Party and Potluck has been postponed due to weather until Monday, June 26. Freedom To Dance former and current families are invited to come from  4:30-8:30pm, although people may arrive at 3:30pm if available, at Jim and Willie Love-Winter’s house (6136 Kalen Ct, Woodbury, Minnesota 55129) which will include, of course, dancing for Jesus. Jim will be firing up the grill for hot dogs and the potblessing will start around 5pm.  A big thank you to the Love-Winters for hosting these get togethers!  Please bring a dish to share and please RSVP to let us know if you are coming on Monday, 6/26!!

Dates: Monday, June 26

Time: 4:30-8:30 pm, however people may arrive at 3:30pm if available

Who: Current and Former Dancers and Their Families

Where: Jim and Willie Love-Winter’s house (6136 Kalen Ct, Woodbury, Minnesota 55129)

Teach Worship Dance on 8/4!

We have been invited to minister at Three Deep Leadership Academy this summer on Friday, August 4, from 10-11 am. Please put this date and time on your calendar! We will share about how Freedom To Dance leads others to Jesus through movement and then teach a song for everyone to join in praising the LORD with dance! The academy is for 1st-7th graders and emphasizes a multi-generational approach to teaching, so it would be a blessing to come as a multi-generational group to lead them in lifting up the name of Jesus! Let us know if you are able to join us that Friday morning!!

We will let you know which song and what garments to wear at a later time. We might rehearse the song at the pool party on July 15th if everyone who is able to come on August 4th can be there as well, otherwise we will set up a separate day and time to rehearse the song we will be teaching.

Date: Friday, August 4

Practice: 9:15am

Time: 10-11 am

Where: 1001 Penn Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55411 (Spirit of the Lord Church)

Pool Party This Sunday!

Freedom To Dance former and current families are invited to pool parties and potlucks from  3-7pm at Jim and Willie Love-Winter’s house (6136 Kalen Ct, Woodbury, Minnesota 55129) which will include, of course, dancing for Jesus. Jim will be firing up the grill for hot dogs and the potblessing will start around 5pm.  A big thank you to the Love-Winters for hosting these get togethers!  Please bring a dish to share and please RSVP to let us know if you are coming this Sunday and/or on Saturday, July 15th!!

Dates: Sunday, June 25 and Saturday, July 15

Time: 3-7 pm

Who: Current and Former Dancers and Their Families

Where: Jim and Willie Love-Winter’s house (6136 Kalen Ct, Woodbury, Minnesota 55129)

Teach Worship Dance on 8/4!

We have been invited to minister at Three Deep Leadership Academy this summer on Friday, August 4, from 10-11 am. Please put this date and time on your calendar! We will share about how Freedom To Dance leads others to Jesus through movement and then teach a song for everyone to join in praising the LORD with dance! The academy is for 1st-7th graders and emphasizes a multi-generational approach to teaching, so it would be a blessing to come as a multi-generational group to lead them in lifting up the name of Jesus! Let us know if you are able to join us that Friday morning!!

We will let you know which song and what garments to wear at a later time. We might rehearse the song at the pool party on July 15th if everyone who is able to come on August 4th can be there as well, otherwise we will set up a separate day and time to rehearse the song we will be teaching.

Date: Friday, August 4

Practice: 9:15am

Time: 10-11 am

Where: 1001 Penn Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55411 (Spirit of the Lord Church)

Be cheerful with joyous celebration in every season of life. Let your joy overflow! And let gentleness be seen in every relationship, for our Lord is ever near. Philippians 4:4-5

Join us in celebrating all the LORD has done during the 2022-2023 Season next week on Thursday, May 25th, at a potluck picnic at Centennial Lakes Park in Edina from 6:30-8:30pm! There are some benches and tables to the right of Hughes Pavilion which we will use for the potluck. Please bring a dish to share. Freedom To Dance will supply all dishes and water bottles. Dancers and their families are invited to come!

After eating and having fellowship together we will praise the LORD with movement and pray, wherever Holy Spirit leads us in the park!

Celebrate Jesus on 5/27 at 10 am

The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake! The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples. Let them praise your great and awesome name! Holy is he! Psalm 99:1-3

Celebrate Jesus is a procession of praise through the streets of the city, celebrating the Lordship of Jesus Christ and culminating in a grand worship event in which Christians publicly proclaim the Glory, the Majesty and the Supremacy of the Savior. It’s all about Jesus … and nothing else.  We will not be displaying individual church signs or different ministry t-shirts that day. Signs and t-shirts celebrating Jesus are welcome, as well as flags and other worship tools.  Invite others to join you!

What better time of the year for the Church to declare its oneness? Pentecost Weekend.

Pentecost marks the birth of the Church and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit to all nations. (Acts 2:1-4) Let’s celebrate our Savior throughout the Twin Cities, this year on Saturday, May 27, 2023.